board of elections and bruce johnson joins us live with more on the implication of a decision folks have been waiting for months for. >> and i don't think most people are surprised. why has it taken so long? we have a horse race now. that from barbra, the president of the d.c. chamber of commerce. mayor vincent gray has never liked long campaigns, but this may be his shortest yet. one month until january 2 when the candidates must submit 2,000 valid signatures to get on the ballots. then only four months after that until the april 1 primary is held, the winner of that primary, the overwelming favorite to become mayor. gray wants to run on his record and here's what he said in the past about that. >> people out there who want to know and waiting to hear from you. >> i have a great record to run on. don't you think i have a great record to run on? >> thank you. but it's not going to be just about his record. there's that federal vemorehan two years in the making where the u.s. attorney has gotten felony convictions against several staffers from the mayor's 2010 campaign because of irregula